Casteñeda Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Casteñeda Surname Definition:

One who came from Casteñeda (chestnut trees); the name of several places in Spain.

See Castaño.

Casteñeda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia661:723,8508,109
Venezuela311:974,32514,902
Philippines261:3,893,778155,597
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415

The alternate forms: Casteneda (1,132) are calculated separately.

Casteñeda Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One who came from Casteñeda (chestnut trees); the name of several places in Spain.

See Castaño.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Casteñeda Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Casteñeda Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Casteñeda is found in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Casteneda. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Casteñeda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Casteñeda is the 1,391,595th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Casteñeda occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Casteñeda live; 71 percent live in South America and 62 percent live in Caribbean South America.

This last name is most widespread in Colombia, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 723,850. In Colombia it is most frequent in: Capital District, where 47 percent are found, Boyacá Department, where 15 percent are found and Magdalena Department, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Colombia Casteñeda exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 20 percent are found and The Philippines, where 17 percent are found.

Casteñeda Last Name Statistics demography

Casteñeda earn significantly more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 34.5% more than the national average, earning $30,534,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Casteneda961,132/
Casteañeda951/
Castñeda946/
Castañeda89460,022/
Casteñada8923/
Casatñeda893/
Castiñeda892/
Castaeñda891/
Castañieda849/
Castañedaa848/
Casatañeda847/
Castaañeda845/
Castenieda844/
Casteaneda843/
Casstañeda843/
Castanñeda843/
Castañeada843/
Caastañeda843/
Castañaeda842/
Castañedda842/
Castañeida842/
Castaeneda841/
Castenaeda841/
Casteneada841/
Casteuenda841/
Ca Stañeda841/
Casttañeda841/
Castyañeda841/
Castiñeida841/
Casta Ñeda841/
Castaìñeda841/
Castañoeda841/
Castaññeda841/
Castañedea841/
Castenda8276/
Castneda8216/
Cstañeda8214/
Castañda8212/
Castañed827/
Castened821/
Castañeda Y8019/
Castañeda A801/
Castaneda7889,760/
Castañeta78741/
Castenada78510/
Castañedo78232/
Castañada7815/
Castoneda7814/
Castineda7812/
Kastañeda7812/
Castaenda788/
Castañida788/
Castaňeda785/
Castenedo784/
Castenede783/
Castenida783/
Casatneda782/
Castnaeda782/
Castneada782/
Castañéda782/
Castańeda782/
Caztañeda782/
Costañeda782/
Csatañeda782/
Gastañeda782/
Castendea781/
Casteñeto781/
Castañead781/
Castañede781/
Castañaday74134/
Castanheda7491/
Castanieda7438/
Casataneda7414/
Castaneada749/
Castanneda746/
Casstaneda744/
Castanaeda744/
Castaneida743/
Castanyeda743/
Casttaneda742/
Castanedia742/
Castaneday742/
Castañuedi742/
Casdtaneda742/
Casstenada741/
Castineida741/
Caswtaneda741/
Castanedda741/
Castaneyda741/
Castanda7172/
Castenet7147/
Castaned7123/
Castendo7116/
Castañet715/
Cstaneda712/
Castente711/
Castende711/
Casatañaday701/
Castanedo672,397/
Castañeto671,007/
Castaneta67360/
Castanada67232/
Gastañeta6783/
Kastaneda6766/
Castandea6759/
Castanida6734/
Costaneda6718/
Casdaneda6714/
Castanede6712/
Castañudi677/
Costeñita676/
Castenado676/
Castinada676/
Castandda676/
Gastaneda675/
Casteneto675/
Castanoda673/
Costenada672/
Castanedd672/
Castonede672/
Castanedu672/
Castaneda-Ya671/
Castenade671/
Castinedi671/
Castinida671/
Castonada671/
Casdenada671/
Casedante671/
Csataneda671/
Gastendea671/
Castañodi671/

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